Interest in the Renaissance type of person has directed my endeavors into many varied directions.

Background
Information

A former professor with degrees from 3 universities and 6 text books in medicine, dentistry, and psychology that provided the bases for worldwide lectures and consultations. I also served in World War II and in the Korean Police Action.

Now, in semi-retirement, my extensive travels and highly diversified interests have provided opportunity to write novels that follow the same diversity of interest exhibited in my professional life. El Tigre was an award-winning historical novel; The Elymais Coin, a contemporary award-winning mystery/adventure dealing with thecomplex religious beliefs of the Middle East and how they may entangle the United States in a web of danger and ubcertainty: Lobo, a just published Civil War novel deals with an unusual interracial relationship. El Tigre II is in its first draft.

My non-vocational interests include hunting and running a trap line in my youth, local and international golf, boating, swimming,sculpting, and competative shooting of single action weapons of the 19th century.

Birth Place

Rochester, NY U.S.A.

Accomplishments

Numerous in my professional life

Additional Information

I am a voracious reader and besides reviewing books for marketeers, I post a number, mostly from small publishers or self-published volumes I consider worthwhile, on my web page www.johnhmanhold.com/ Book Review Section.